Date & Time:
Feb 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AJ240
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4378
YOM:
1942
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the West Bay, some 11 km west of Galveston Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Edwin A. Cranmer, pilot,
2nd Lt James I. Mitchell,
S/Sgt Samuel Orenstein,
Pvt Roger J. Tassin,
Pvt Lemuel B. Tatum Jr.
Crew:
1st Lt Edwin A. Cranmer, pilot,
2nd Lt James I. Mitchell,
S/Sgt Samuel Orenstein,
Pvt Roger J. Tassin,
Pvt Lemuel B. Tatum Jr.
